11 best-selling ancient history books like The Perdiccas Years, 323–320 BC: Alexander's Successors at War by Tristan Hughes

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The Perdiccas Years, 323–320 BC: Alexander's Successors at War

By: Tristan Hughes

4.53

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

At around 4:00pm 11 June 323 BC in Babylon, Alexander the Great breathed his last. He left one of t…

If you liked the ancient history plot in The Perdiccas Years, 323–320 BC: Alexander's Successors at War by Tristan Hughes , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West

By: Tom Holland

4.16

Format: 418 pages, Hardcover

In the fifth century BC, a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it reg… read more

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  • history
  • war
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • greece
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2. The Punic Wars

By: Adrian Goldsworthy

4.19

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

An impressive new historian of Roman warfare--highly praised by John Keegan--has written a thorough… read more

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  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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3. Monkey: The Journey to the West

By: Wu Cheng'en , Arthur Waley , Hu Shih

1.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic combination of picaresq… read more

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4. Mayan Civilization: A History From Beginning to End

By: Hourly History

3.80

Format: 245 pages,

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  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • history
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5. Antigonus the One-Eyed: Greatest of the Successors

By: Jeff Champion

3.77

Format: 134 pages,

Plutarch described Antigonus the One Eyed (382-301 BC) 'as 'the oldest and greatest of Alexander's … read more

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  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • greece
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6. Vagabond (The Grail Quest, #2)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the sequel to The Archer's Tale--the spell… read more

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  • war

7. In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire

By: Tom Holland

4.11

Format: 500 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed author of Rubiconand other superb works of popular history now produces a thrillingly… read more

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8. Sharp Ends (First Law World, #7)

By: Joe Abercrombie

3.68

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Sharp Ends is the ultimate collection of award winning tales and exclusive new short stories from t… read more

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9. The Gates of Rome (Emperor, #1)

By: Conn Iggulden

4.03

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Rarely, if ever, does a new writer dazzle us with such a vivid imagination and storytelling, flawle… read more

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10. The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)

By: Bernard Cornwell

3.90

Format: 15 pages, Paperback

The second installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic… read more

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11. Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)

By: Bernard Cornwell

3.90

Format: 15 pages,

The Lords of the North begins soon after the events described in The Pale Horseman. Uhtred, having … read more

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12. When the Eagle Hunts (Eagle, #3)

By: Simon Scarrow

3.55

Format: None pages, Paperback

Simon Scarrow's brilliant adventure novels about the Roman army appear with stunning new covers. Af… read more

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13. The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8)

By: Bernard Cornwell

3.29

Format: 178 pages, Paperback

This eighth entry in New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell's epic Saxon Tales series b… read more

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14. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

By: David Mitchell

4.16

Format: 433 pages, ebook

A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

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15. Persians: The Age of the Great Kings

By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

4.06

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia  The Achaemen… read more

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  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • history
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16. Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

By: Dan Jones

3.92

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel… read more

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  • adult
  • war
"What matters is that you did not know the story. And the reason you did not...is that our ancestor William - through his deeds of arms, his force of personality and his vast conquests - had achieved …"

-Dan Jones, Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

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17. Gladius: Living, Fighting and Dying in the Roman Army

By: Guy de la Bédoyère

3.83

Format: 526 pages, Hardcover

The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine in the ancient world. More than that, it was the s… read more

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  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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18. The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History

By: Alexander Mikaberidze

4.34

Format: 936 pages, Hardcover

Austerlitz, Wagram, Borodino, Trafalgar, Leipzig, Waterloo: these are the places most closely assoc… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
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19. Sword of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #12)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.42

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

An oath of loyalty. Two warring kings. A destiny he didn’t choose… England is in turmoil as Vi… read more

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  • adult
  • war
"I remember Ravn, the blind poet and father to Ragnar, often telling me that courage was like a horn of ale. “We begin with a full horn, boy,"

-Bernard Cornwell, Sword of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #12)

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20. The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq

By: Steve Coll

4.44

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard

21. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

By: Mary Beard

4.11

Format: 493 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more

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  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • history
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22. War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.36

Format: 352 pages, ebook

Bernard Cornwell’s epic story of the making of England continues in this eleventh installment in th… read more

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  • war
"Wyrd bið ful āræd."

-Bernard Cornwell, War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)

"Truth is ever feeble against passionate falsehood."

-Bernard Cornwell, War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)

"The gods are not kind to us, any more than children are kind to their toys. We are here to amuse the gods, and at times it amuses them to be unkind."

-Bernard Cornwell, War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)

"Los dioses no velan por nosotros, no más desde luego de lo que los niños cuidan de sus juguetes. Si estamos aquí, es sólo para procurarles buenos ratos; a veces, hasta se complacen en jugarnos jugarr…"

-Bernard Cornwell, War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)

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23. Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs

By: Camilla Townsend

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingd… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Letters and diaries sometimes bring us close to grand moments or touching scenes in the history of Euro-Americans, but harkening back to the thoughts and feelings of the less powerful, we meet only s…"

-Camilla Townsend, Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs

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24. Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars: Thrawn, #2)

By: Timothy Zahn

3.96

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

"I have sensed a disturbance in the Force." Ominous words under any circumstances, but all the m… read more

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"Uncertainties are often useful in paralyzing an opponent’s plans and actions"

-Timothy Zahn, Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars: Thrawn, #2)

"The past is the past," Vader said. "The present and future are all that matter."

-Timothy Zahn, Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars: Thrawn, #2)

"For a long moment, they stood together in silence. Vader thought about his secret... about Thrawn's loyalty... about the Emperor's continued need for him. Perhaps the entire Empire's need for him... …"

-Timothy Zahn, Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars: Thrawn, #2)

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25. Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy

By: Philip Freeman

4.16

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Han… read more

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  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
Cover of Stakeknife's Dirty War: The Inside Story of Scappaticci, the IRA's Nutting Squad and the British Spooks Who Ran the War by Richard O'Rawe

26. Stakeknife's Dirty War: The Inside Story of Scappaticci, the IRA's Nutting Squad and the British Spooks Who Ran the War

By: Richard O'Rawe

4.02

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

In this sensational exposé of British Intelligence’s top informer in the upper ranks of the IRA, Ri… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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27. The Ptolemies, Rise of a Dynasty: Ptolemaic Egypt 330–246 BC

By: John D. Grainger

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this first volume of his trilogy on the Ptolemies, John Grainger explains how Ptolemy I establis… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • greece
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28. The Perdiccas Years, 323–320 BC: Alexander's Successors at War

By: Tristan Hughes

4.53

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

At around 4:00pm 11 June 323 BC in Babylon, Alexander the Great breathed his last. He left one of t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • greece
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29. Carthage's Other Wars: Carthaginian Warfare Outside the 'Punic Wars' Against Rome

By: Dexter Hoyos

4.00

Format: 235 pages, Hardcover

Carthage was the western Mediterranean’s first superpower, long before Rome, and her military histo… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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30. The Seleucid Army of Antiochus the Great: Weapons, Armour and Tactics

By: Jean Charl du Plessis

4.38

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

The Seleucid Empire was a superpower of the Hellenistic Age, the largest and most powerful of the S… read more

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31. The Battles of Antiochus the Great: The Failure of Combined Arms at Magnesia That Handed the World to Rome

By: Graham Wrightson

3.80

Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition

A scholar of ancient warfare examines the great Seleucid ruler’s many victories and losses—revealin… read more

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4.16

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4.19

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3.80

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Paul Lynch

4.10

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Rory Stewart

4.36

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James O'Brien

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Rory Carroll

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